Some Unusual Celebrations Some holidays are well-known all around the world. Among them are New Year&39;s Eve celebra-tions. Also common are days in honor of love and friendship,like Valentine&39;s Day. Each country has itsown special holidays, too, often to mark important events in its history. Schools, banks, and govern-ment offices all close on days like these. (46)A few of them are really very strange. Of course. they are not strange to the people who celebrate them. Perhaps that is because the cele-brations have long traditions. Consider April Fool&39;s Day,for example. No one knows when or why itbegan. Today it is celebrated in many countries-France, England, and Australia,among others. On thisday, people play practical jokes. _(47)The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes. Thepeople they fool often get angry. Does celebrating this day make sense to you? Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange, too. On this day,it is traditional for boys to pour water overthe heads of girls. Here is the strangest part : They do it to girls they like. Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town. A holiday called La Tomatina is cel-ebrated in Bunol, Spain. Every year,in Jate August, big trucks carry more than 200, 000 pounds of to-matoes into this little town. (48)For two hours, people in the streets throw tomatoes at eachother. Everyone ends up red from head to toe.